Do you have a potential supervisor? Or are you trying to figure this out on your own?I'm confused too?

Are you planning on writing your own project and proposal from scratch? Who is going to fund your research? And get the approvals for your work?

Well I have a potential supervisor,he is a very nice one but Iam trying to read the latest research in 2012 and find ideas,I have some kits from a previous project but Iam thinking to apply for tropical disease fund of WHO or other national grants.The idea is to start and put my feet on the right way thank you for help

There is NO way that you will be able to get funding without already having PhD and a good track record of publications etc. Funding is so competitive so you have to understand that no one will want to risk giving money to a student for a project- in fact, at least here in Australia, students aren't even eligible to apply.

It is good that you want to read up about current research breakthroughs and topics, but really your first thing should be to chose a potential supervisor and then see if they will have you.

Look for a lab who's work interests you, then make contact with the supervisor and discuss what your potential projects will be. You won't be able to just chose a disease and start working on it, it will need to fit with the overall work of the lab.

Funding bodies will usually require some sort of preliminary data too- to make sure that the idea is a least feasible. Even with the kits you have, you won't be able to do much. You'll need all the laboratory basics (pipettes, tips, glass ware, equipment etc etc), not to mention samples. I can't imagine anyone giving you samples of an infectious agent to work on without the proper approvals and facilities. And you won't know if you have access to those until you line up a supervisor.

I'm sorry if I am coming across harsh, but it sounds like you don't really understand how a PhD works. Maybe you could contact someone from the graduate research school (or equivalent) at your university to see if they can help you get on the right track?

Best of luck, your enthusiasm is definitely admirable, I'm sure you'll do well!

There is NO way that you will be able to get funding without already having PhD and a good track record of publications etc. Funding is so competitive so you have to understand that no one will want to risk giving money to a student for a project- in fact, at least here in Australia, students aren't even eligible to apply.

It is good that you want to read up about current research breakthroughs and topics, but really your first thing should be to chose a potential supervisor and then see if they will have you.

Look for a lab who's work interests you, then make contact with the supervisor and discuss what your potential projects will be. You won't be able to just chose a disease and start working on it, it will need to fit with the overall work of the lab.

Funding bodies will usually require some sort of preliminary data too- to make sure that the idea is a least feasible. Even with the kits you have, you won't be able to do much. You'll need all the laboratory basics (pipettes, tips, glass ware, equipment etc etc), not to mention samples. I can't imagine anyone giving you samples of an infectious agent to work on without the proper approvals and facilities. And you won't know if you have access to those until you line up a supervisor.

I'm sorry if I am coming across harsh, but it sounds like you don't really understand how a PhD works. Maybe you could contact someone from the graduate research school (or equivalent) at your university to see if they can help you get on the right track?

Best of luck, your enthusiasm is definitely admirable, I'm sure you'll do well!

My supervisor may apply for the fund and I may work with him as an assistant in his project

The most important issue now is to choose a nice supervisor as I suffered with my master supervisor

hey desertrose....but if you say that you already have a potential supervisor, then the funding for your PhD studies shouldn't be your problem unless your actual acceptance depends on your getting a scholarship. And I also thought that you just finished your masters recently so you shouldn't be so worried about starting off in a new lab.

You shld already know some basic techniques in the lab, how to follow protocols, do literature search etc and as leelee already pointed out- you've to read a lot, observe experienced people in the lab, discuss with them and your PI, attend seminars- all part of the long journey of a grad student. But perhaps one of the most impt things is to stay motivated. You had an unfortunate experience during your masters but don't let that discourage you or be your reference point. A PhD will be a tougher ride and there will be a lot of obstacles, some potholes (even a giant sinkhole ) but if you stay focused, persevere, believe in yourself and you know your ultimate goals, then hopefully it would be worth it. Goodluck.